Court Finds Worker's Condition Worsened to Total Disability

The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition to the point he had become permanently and totally disabled. Case: Muhlenberg County Coal Co. LLC v. Rodgers, No. 2025-CA-0564-WC, 07/18/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Gregory Rodgers worked for Muhlenburg County Coal Co. LLC. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, which Muhlenburg contested. An administrative law judge found that Rodgers sustained a low-back cumulative trauma injury and an acute left hip injury on July 14, 2018. The ALJ determined that Rodger...